Categoria: Hackaday (https://hackaday.com/)

No Frills PCB Brings USB-C Power to the Breadboard
At this point, many of us have gone all-in on USB-C. It’s gotten to the point that when you occasionally…

Is a Cheap Frequency Standard Worth It?
In the quest for an accurate frequency standard there are many options depending on your budget, but one of the…

Reverse-Engineering the Polynomial Constants in the Pentium’s FPU
Die photo of the Intel Pentium processor with the floating point constant ROM highlighted in red. (Credit: Ken Shirriff) Released…

Hackaday Links: January 5, 2025
Good news this week from the Sun’s far side as the Parker Solar Probe checked in after its speedrun through…

16-bit Linux-like Goodness
We see many 16-bit retrocomputers around here based on Intel and Intel-like chips such as the 8086, 8088, V20, and…

Atari 65XE In Laptop Form
For better or worse, Atari is no longer a household name in computing, but for a time in the 1980s,…

Stacy’s Computer Has Got It Going On
According to [ClassicHasClass], the best way to open an Atari Stacy is to not open an Atari Stacy. Apparently, these…

PoE-Power Protection: The Hornet Nest Alarm Panel
Have you ever thought of giving new buzz to outdated wired alarm systems or saving money while upgrading your home…

Pi Pico Makes SSTV Reception a Snap
There’s a paradox in amateur radio: after all the time and effort spent getting a license and all the expense…

How Crane Games are Playing Claw Games with the Player
Fresh from AliExpress, [Big Clive] got another fascinating item to tear down: a crane claw, as used in those all…